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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Sergio Gadea was the fastest 125 rider in this morning's session of free practice, beating out his team mate and 2009 World Champion Julian Simon, and by quite a margin. Nico Terol was the 3rd fastest man, while Pol Espargaro made it an all-Spanish top 4 just a fraction off Terol's time. British rider Bradley Smith had another middling start, ending the session in 9th, while Scott Redding ended up...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Julian Simon took the first session of free practice for the 125cc class at Valencia, seizing on the opportunity to celebrate his title in front of his home fans. The Spaniard took over from the German wildcard Marcel Schrotter, who had led for much of the session, surprising almost everyone, given that he is riding a Honda as a wildcard. Schrotter eventually finished the session 3rd, with Nico Terol...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Bradley Smith started the weekend strongly at Sepang by topping the first session of practice for the 125cc class. The Briton finished the session ahead of KTM's Marc Marquez and his Aspar team mate Julian Simon. Nicolas Terol completed the top 5. Scott Redding had a strong outing, ending the day in 12th, a second and a half down on his fellow countryman Smith, but Danny Webb had a much more difficult...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
After a wild rumor appeared last night that Paul Bird was about to sign Scott Redding to join Chris Vermeulen at the factory Kawasaki squad in World Superbike - a rumor that appears to have been a piece of deliberate misinformation from the Bird camp, after promising an exclusive to Britain's Motorcycle News, and was quickly scotched by a look at the FIM regulations, which confirmed that Redding is...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Bradley Smith was fastest during the cold and damp morning FP2 session for the 125cc class at Phillip Island, diving under Nico Terol's time as the flag fell for the end of the session. Terol was left down in 2nd place, ahead of Simone Corsi, who had been fast all session, and Joan Olive. Championship leader Julian Simon suffered a series of problems during the session, and could manage no better...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Pol Espargaro made the early running in the first session of free practice for the 125cc class. The Spaniard, winner of two of the last three races, was over a quarter of a second faster than the championship front runners. Bradley Smith was fastest of that group, just edging out Nicolas Terol and Smith's team mate and the man looking to secure the championship this weekend, Julian Simon. British...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Julian Simon continues in the 125cc class as he started yesterday: leading the pack by a second. The Spaniard has dominated proceeding so far, and there is no reason to believe this won't carry on into qualifying. Behind Simon, the field is much tighter, Sandro Cortese finishing 2nd, ahead of Nicolas Terol and Pol Espargaro. British rider Bradley Smith recovered from a horrific highside in which he...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Julian Simon continued his dominance of the 125cc class, by getting off to a flying start during the first session of free practice and finishing the day over a second quicker than his nearest rivals. In 2nd was Andrea Iannone, now a couple of sponsors short due to his Misano headbutt, while Sergio Gadea was 3rd fastest, just ahead of Marc Marquez. The British riders got off to a bad start, with Bradley...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
At the end of a closely contested FP2 session at Misano, it was Bradley Smith who ended at the top of the timesheets. The lead swapped places numerous times during the session, including 5 lead changes in the final minute. As the last rider to cross the line, Smith had no one else who could beat his time, putting him ahead of Pol Espargaro and Julian Simon, with Andrea Iannone a little way off. While...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
Bradley Smith led the first session of free practice at Misano, the British Aspar rider having been fast throughout the session. Smith received a little help from Czech rider Lukas Sembera, who balked Smith's Aspar team mate Julian Simon on a fast lap, leaving the Spaniard to settle for 2nd. Local hero Andrea Iannone set the 3rd fastest time, while Stefan Bradl took 4th place. Smith's British compatriates...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
The day started overcast and cool this morning at Indianapolis, more like a morning at Donington than the heat of a Midwestern summer. Britain's Bradley Smith obviously felt right at home, going fastest in the second session of free practice for the 125 class. Spaniard Pol Espargaro was 2nd quickest, having led early on in the session, ahead of yesterday's fastest man Nicolas Terol. Championship leader...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
The bikes are out at Indy, and the 125s were the first to fill the vast grandstands at the Speedway with the ringing of two-stroke engines. The session started hot and humid, and the thin clouds which have been slowly filling the skies finally started gently shedding their contents over the track in the final five minutes of practice. Prior to the rain, the lead was swapped continually between Nicolas...
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MotoGPMatters.com (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
Saying goodbye is one of the hardest things to do. At the end of a relationship, no matter how badly it ends, it is all too easy to look back at the good things, the happy memories, and gloss over the cracks and flaws that caused it all to end. So it goes with Donington, which hosts the MotoGP series for the last time this year, for at least five years and probably longer. The track, located on the...
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